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eliotstone
at Thu Feb 17 18:37:38 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by eliotstone ]
From what i get out of it, Bcc from the guyana shield are morphologically the same snake. Pattern is extremely variable within that entire region. But the fact is that the Bcc in that range is all the same species. Perhaps some locals produce certain aspects do to the fact that a lot of the animals within that locality interbreed and establish a certain look. however, some of those animals also travel great distances and spread their genetics to other localities that look different in pattern and color wise and therefore produce a whole new look of Bcc. so, peaks, color, medalions, all of these in certain combinations make up Bcc but reguardless they all have the same morphological structures. So essentially, yes, these animals are the same species, but i don't think anyone is arguing that they aren't a variable animal and that their pattern and color certainly change over a broad area.
I particularly like the example of human beings. some of us are black, some are white, some are hispanic etc. we all have a different look to us, but we are all H. sapien. we have zero difference morphologically.
Eliot Stone
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 More on the suri/ guyana issue.... - eliotstone, Thu Feb 17 18:37:38 2005
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